Dozens of people were arrested during the riots. In response, activists from the Anarchist Black Cross (Anarchistyczny Czarny Krzyz), an organization dedicated to the assisting of the repressed, along with representatives from the Ozarow Protest Committee, held a press conference during which the brutal and illegal action of the security guards and the police was described. The Workers' Initiative - FA and the Anarchist Black Cross published an appeal to western labor unions for financial help for the repressed. They managed to collect around 4000 PLN.

Only after one year had passed did it turn out that the police, despite public outcry and the government's promise to support the protesting workers, had pressed charges against those arrested in Ozarow. According to our information, the first "Ozarow" court hearings were held in the fall, 2003. Charges were pressed against at least 25 people, though a number of 70 is more probable. In the meantime, on November 27, 2003, the Pruszkow district attorney discontinued the cases regarding the excessive use of force by police officers and Impel security guards, which took place during November 26-30, 2002. The argument was that although the police and Impel had used excessive force - according to the District Attorney's documents: "a police officer kicked a young man lying on the ground", which was registered on video and shown on television, however the identity of the officers and security guards who broke the law could not be determined. The District Attorney also claims that the workers' protest was by all means legal. The most attention, however, is given to the criticism of the action of the protesters who attempted to defend themselves from the illegal action of the police and Impel employees. A statement from the legal documents: "The protesters violated public order numerous times by attacking trucks and police officers with dangerous objects." In response, Ozarow Protest Committee head Sławomir Gzik wrote the District Attorney: "You and your superiors deserve the severest punishment, and that punishment will be administered to you and all those who deserve it. The time to pay for humiliation and enslavement will come, and when it does, you will be one of the first to pay."

The Anarchist Black Cross and the Workers' Initiative - Anarchist Federation continue to support both organizationally and actively those charged for their actions in Ozarow. We are currently assisting in the cases of four people (including three involved in the Anarchist Federation). We plan to defend every person that, to our knowledge, is suffering repression for their participation in defending the factory gate in Ozarow. We have initiated wide-scale informational activities. Thanks to the help of the anarcho-syndicalist labor union FAU in Germany, we are in possession of a film documenting the Ozarow protest. We are distributing and holding viewings of this film, as well collecting funds for the defense of the accused, which help us to support the accused and provide legal help in the already begun lawsuit. Thank you for the money we have received. We still hereby appeal to everyone for help and spreading the information regarding this case.

On February 21st, 2003, the former workers of the Cable Factory in Ozarow Mazowiecki ended their 306 day protest. Up to that day, the workers had "squatted" in front of the factory gates in order to prevent the removal of machines and materials, which would in effect lead to the shutting down of the factory. The protest in Ozarow evoked a wave of solidarity action, with support coming from various labor unions, many political, social and workers' organizations, including the Workers' Initiative - Anarchist Federation.

Material help was organized and people began directly to support the workers on location at the factory gates. Informational activities were also undertaken in various organizations and labor unions. In effect, hundreds of activists showed up at the gates of the factory to help the workers when, on November 26, 2002, the blockade was brutally crushed by security guards from Impel and the police. The fights in front of the factory lasted for five days, after which Tele-Fonika (the owner of the factory) sat down to serious negotiations with the layed-off workers.

Dozens of people were arrested during the riots. In response, activists from the Anarchist Black Cross (Anarchistyczny Czarny Krzyz), an organization dedicated to the assisting of the repressed, along with representatives from the Ozarow Protest Committee, held a press conference during which the brutal and illegal action of the security guards and the police was described. The Workers' Initiative - FA and the Anarchist Black Cross published an appeal to western labor unions for financial help for the repressed. They managed to collect around 4000 PLN.

Only after one year had passed did it turn out that the police, despite public outcry and the government's promise to support the protesting workers, had pressed charges against those arrested in Ozarow. According to our information, the first "Ozarow" court hearings were held in the fall, 2003. Charges were pressed against at least 25 people, though a number of 70 is more probable. In the meantime, on November 27, 2003, the Pruszkow district attorney discontinued the cases regarding the excessive use of force by police officers and Impel security guards, which took place during November 26-30, 2002. The argument was that although the police and Impel had used excessive force - according to the District Attorney's documents: "a police officer kicked a young man lying on the ground", which was registered on video and shown on television, however the identity of the officers and security guards who broke the law could not be determined. The District Attorney also claims that the workers' protest was by all means legal. The most attention, however, is given to the criticism of the action of the protesters who attempted to defend themselves from the illegal action of the police and Impel employees. A statement from the legal documents: "The protesters violated public order numerous times by attacking trucks and police officers with dangerous objects." In response, Ozarow Protest Committee head Sławomir Gzik wrote the District Attorney: "You and your superiors deserve the severest punishment, and that punishment will be administered to you and all those who deserve it. The time to pay for humiliation and enslavement will come, and when it does, you will be one of the first to pay."

The Anarchist Black Cross and the Workers' Initiative - Anarchist Federation continue to support both organizationally and actively those charged for their actions in Ozarow. We are currently assisting in the cases of four people (including three involved in the Anarchist Federation). We plan to defend every person that, to our knowledge, is suffering repression for their participation in defending the factory gate in Ozarow. We have initiated wide-scale informational activities. Thanks to the help of the anarcho-syndicalist labor union FAU in Germany, we are in possession of a film documenting the Ozarow protest. We are distributing and holding viewings of this film, as well collecting funds for the defense of the accused, which help us to support the accused and provide legal help in the already begun lawsuit. Thank you for the money we have received. We still hereby appeal to everyone for help and spreading the information regarding this case.